NRL 2026

Dearden reminds me more and more of Cooper Cronk with each passing year.

Purdue has been great. Very tidy player for a 20-year-old.

 

How much better is the game with a sub-10 penalty count. Hopefully this is a new standard for 6 agains too. Wayyyyy too many last year.

 

The agenda and axe-grinding directed at Michael Maguire is unbelievable. Tallis clearly has one because Madge replaced Kevvie but to try and say all three finals opponents lost the matches rather than Brisbane winning them is pathetic. Shows he only gives a shit about the success of the club on his and the old boy's terms.

Webster, Read and Rothfield saying they wouldn't extend Maguire's contract - he just took them to their first comp in 20 years with 3 come-from-behind victories against the best teams in the NRL. And they're STILL publishing articles about how he trains them too hard.

What fucking planet are these people on? If Maguire had been in Brisbane in 2023 they win that comp too. He won a decider in Qld, the first in 20 years. He's one of only a handful of coaches to win comps at multiple clubs. I'm not super keen on his personality but this sort of slander is beyond me. Results are what matter.

 

Tedesco really has turned into a whiny little bitch. Has a sook every time a call goes against his team.

 

Klein ruling that knocked-back from the bunker. Just fuck this cunt off out of the game. He is beyond awful.

 

Staggs needs shooting for blowing that try. Brisbane have been putrid, even for round 1.

 

I dont know if there's a more improved or underrated half in the last couple years than Braydon Trindall. Kid can play.

 

I've had enough and we're only 9 games in. Is this really what we want RL to look and play like? 50 point average games rd1. Now 42 in the first half tonight. I've been banging on about the rule changes biasing the attack for 10 years but the 6 agains are beyond a joke, they're making it soo difficult to defend. The balance has swung way too much. You have to give the defence a proper chance.

 

That was so cool seeing Alex break the record. 56 years, wow.

 

Not even 2 rounds in and it's looking bloody ominous for everyone else the way Penrith are playing. That prelim loss is clearly driving them. When they hit 5th gear, I dunno who stops them or even comes close.

 

Thats exactly the point tho. They were in 3rd gear for a lot of those first two matches and never looked like even being challeneged by two top 8 sides. The game was over at half time.

Defensively they were superb. When the attack gets into stride, yeah....it's their's to lose.